1 Corinthians 1:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:”

1 Corinthians 1:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 1:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 1:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;”

1 Corinthians 1:26 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:”

1 Corinthians 1:26 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 1:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for see your calling, brethren, that not many <FI>are<Fi> wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;”

1 Corinthians 1:26 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 1:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For consider your calling, brethren, that [there are] not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.”

1 Corinthians 1:26 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 1:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For brethren, you see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.”

1 Corinthians 1:26 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 in Context — 1 Corinthians 1

24 Porém aos que são chamados, tanto judeus como gregos, Cristo [é] poder de Deus e sabedoria de Deus.

25 Porque a loucura de Deus é mais sábia que os seres humanos; e a fraqueza de Deus é mais forte que os seres humanos.

26 Vede, pois, o vosso chamado, irmãos; pois dentre vós não [há] muitos sábios em sabedoria humana, nem muitos poderosos, nem muitos da elite.

27 Mas Deus escolheu as coisas loucas deste mundo para envergonhar as sábias; e Deus escolheu as fracas deste mundo para envergonhar as fortes.

28 E Deus escolheu as coisas desprezíveis deste mundo, e as sem valor, e as que não são, para reduzir a nada as que são;

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What Does 1 Corinthians 1:26 Mean?

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